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Pride of Detroit (SB Nation, Lions) · NFL 2026 · 8 experts · week 5

Pride of Detroit NFL expert picks, 2026 season

The panel so far

Top record straight up: Anthony Balaj, 9-4-1. Top record against the spread: Jeremy Reisman, 9-5-0. Top record on totals: Meko Scott, 10-4-0.

Writers at Pride of Detroit, an SB Nation team site, post their picks on Tallysight. Tallysight stamps the time of each pick and records the line and price at that moment. They are a separate staff from SB Nation's national panel, and we track them separately.

All picks, straight up
53-39-757.6% · 105 picks
All picks, against the spread
45-40-052.9% · 90 picks
All picks, on totals
17-12-058.6% · 31 picks

We have one week of picks from this outlet so far. Records with fewer than 30 decided picks are listed but not ranked.

Pride of Detroit NFL picks, Week 5

Straight up, Week 5. Columns: Anthony Balaj, Brandon Knapp, Erik Schlitt, Jeremy Reisman, John Whiticar, Meko Scott, Ryan Mathews and Zac Snyder.
GameBalajKnappSchlittReismanWhiticarScottMathewsSnyder
TB at DAL
TB 24, DAL 16
DALLossDALLossDALLossDALLossDALLossDALLossDALLossDALLoss
PHI at JAX
PHI 17, JAX 19
JAXWinJAXWinJAXWinPHILossJAXWinJAXWin—JAXWin
CHI at GB
CHI 7, GB 31
GBWinCHILossCHILossCHILossCHILossCHILoss—CHILoss
CIN at MIA
CIN 31, MIA 24
CINWinCINWinCINWinCINWinCINWinCINWin—CINWin
CLE at NYJ
CLE 12, NYJ 17
NYJWinCLELossNYJWinCLELossCLELossNYJWin—CLELoss
HOU at TEN
HOU 26, TEN 3
HOUWinHOUWinHOUWinHOUWinHOUWinHOUWin—HOUWin
IND at PIT
IND 22, PIT 34
PITWinINDLossINDLossINDLossINDLossINDLoss—INDLoss
LV at NE
LV 17, NE 45
LVLossNEWinLVLossNEWinLVLossLVLoss—NEWin
MIN at NO
MIN 23, NO 13
NOLossMINWinMINWinMINWinMINWinMINWin—MINWin
NYG at WSH
NYG 27, WSH 27
WSHPushWSHPushNYGPushNYGPushWSHPushNYGPush—WSHPush
DEN at LAC
DEN 23, LAC 17
LACLossDENWinDENWinDENWinDENWinDENWin—DENWin
DET at ARI
DET 45, ARI 21
DETWinDETWinDETWinDETWinDETWinDETWin—DETWin
SF at SEA
SF 32, SEA 29
SFWinSEALossSEALossSEALossSFWinSEALoss—SEALoss
BAL at ATL
BAL 30, ATL 23
BALWinBALWinATLLossBALWinBALWinATLLoss—ATLLoss
BUF at LAR
Mon, Oct 12, 8:15 p.m. ET
BUF—BUFBUFBUFLAR—LAR
Against the spread picks, Week 5
Against the spread, Week 5. Columns: Anthony Balaj, Brandon Knapp, Erik Schlitt, Jeremy Reisman, John Whiticar, Meko Scott, Ryan Mathews and Zac Snyder.
GameBalajKnappSchlittReismanWhiticarScottMathewsSnyder
TB at DAL
TB 24, DAL 16
DAL -7.5LossDAL -7.5Loss—TB +9.5WinDAL -7.5LossDAL -7.5LossDAL -8.5LossDAL -8.5Loss
PHI at JAX
PHI 17, JAX 19
JAX -7LossJAX -7Loss—PHI +8WinPHI +8WinJAX -7Loss—JAX -7.5Loss
CHI at GB
CHI 7, GB 31
GB +2.5WinCHI -2.5Loss—CHI -1.5LossCHI -1.5LossCHI -1.5Loss—CHI -1.5Loss
CIN at MIA
CIN 31, MIA 24
CIN -6.5WinCIN -6.5Win—CIN -6.5WinCIN -6.5WinCIN -6.5Win—CIN -6.5Win
CLE at NYJ
CLE 12, NYJ 17
NYJ -1.5WinCLE +2.5Loss—CLE +2.5LossCLE +2.5LossNYJ -1.5Win—CLE +2.5Loss
HOU at TEN
HOU 26, TEN 3
TEN +8LossHOU -7Win—HOU -7WinHOU -7.5WinHOU -7.5Win—HOU -7.5Win
IND at PIT
IND 22, PIT 34
PIT -2.5WinIND +2.5Loss—IND +2.5LossIND +2.5LossIND +2.5Loss—IND +2.5Loss
LV at NE
LV 17, NE 45
LV +3.5LossNE -3.5Win—NE -3.5WinLV +3.5LossLV +3.5Loss—LV +3.5Loss
MIN at NO
MIN 23, NO 13
NO +2.5LossMIN -1.5Win—MIN -1.5WinMIN -1.5WinMIN -1.5Win—MIN -1.5Win
NYG at WSH
NYG 27, WSH 27
WSH -3.5LossWSH -3.5Loss—NYG +3.5WinWSH -3.5LossNYG +3.5Win—NYG +4.5Win
DEN at LAC
DEN 23, LAC 17
LAC +3.5LossDEN -3.5Win—DEN -3.5WinDEN -3.5WinDEN -3.5Win—DEN -3Win
DET at ARI
DET 45, ARI 21
DET -5.5WinDET -5.5Win—ARI +5.5LossDET -5.5WinDET -5.5Win—DET -5.5Win
SF at SEA
SF 32, SEA 29
SF +3.5WinSEA -2.5Loss—SEA -3LossSF +3.5WinSEA -3Loss—SEA -3Loss
BAL at ATL
BAL 30, ATL 23
BAL +3.5WinBAL +3.5Win—BAL +3.5WinBAL +3.5WinATL -3.5Loss—BAL +3.5Win
BUF at LAR
Mon, Oct 12, 8:15 p.m. ET
BUF +3.5——BUF +3.5BUF +3.5LAR -3—LAR -3
Totals picks, Week 5
Totals, Week 5. Columns: Anthony Balaj, Brandon Knapp, Erik Schlitt, Jeremy Reisman, John Whiticar, Meko Scott, Ryan Mathews and Zac Snyder.
GameBalajKnappSchlittReismanWhiticarScottMathewsSnyder
TB at DAL
TB 24, DAL 16
————Under 48.5WinUnder 48.5WinOver 48.5Loss—
PHI at JAX
PHI 17, JAX 19
————Under 41.5WinUnder 41.5Win——
CHI at GB
CHI 7, GB 31
————Over 45.5LossOver 45.5Loss——
CIN at MIA
CIN 31, MIA 24
————Over 42.5WinUnder 42.5Loss——
CLE at NYJ
CLE 12, NYJ 17
————Over 39.5LossUnder 40.5Win——
HOU at TEN
HOU 26, TEN 3
————Under 38.5WinUnder 38.5Win——
IND at PIT
IND 22, PIT 34
————Over 44.5WinUnder 44.5Loss——
LV at NE
LV 17, NE 45
————Under 45.5LossOver 44.5Win——
MIN at NO
MIN 23, NO 13
————Over 41.5LossUnder 42.5Win——
NYG at WSH
NYG 27, WSH 27
————Under 43LossOver 42.5Win——
DEN at LAC
DEN 23, LAC 17
————Over 41.5LossOver 41.5Loss——
DET at ARI
DET 45, ARI 21
————Over 54WinOver 54Win——
SF at SEA
SF 32, SEA 29
————Under 46.5LossOver 45.5Win——
BAL at ATL
BAL 30, ATL 23
————Over 43.5WinUnder 76.5Win——
BUF at LAR
Mon, Oct 12, 8:15 p.m. ET
————Over 54Over 54——

Every Week 5 pick from all outlets

Experts

Season records, 2026. Win % leaves out pushes.
ExpertStraight upWin %Against the spreadWin %TotalsWin %
Anthony Balaj9-4-169.2%7-7-050.0%——
Brandon Knapp8-5-161.5%7-7-050.0%——
Erik Schlitt7-6-153.8%————
Jeremy Reisman7-6-153.8%9-5-064.3%——
John Whiticar8-5-161.5%8-6-057.1%7-7-050.0%
Meko Scott7-6-153.8%7-7-050.0%10-4-071.4%
Ryan Mathews0-1-00.0%0-1-00.0%0-1-00.0%
Zac Snyder7-6-153.8%7-7-050.0%——

When the whole panel agreed

Their standings vs our count

Tallysight marks each graded pick. Our grade matches its mark on 213 of 213 picks from Pride of Detroit, across all markets.

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